Airlines Confidential host and former Wall Street Journal airline reporter Scott McCartney had a fascinating discussion with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford this week. I was enthusiastic about Bedford’s appointment to the role. I am concerned with some of the rewriting of history he seems to do here – it seems far less than candid – and by his seeming desire to take greater government control over airline scheduling. The First Trump Administration Wanted To Privatize Air Traffic Control, Now They Don’t, Why The Switch? The first Trump administration worked on spinning off air traffic control into a stakeholder non-profit, along the lines of NavCanada. Here’s Bob Crandall (also on Airlines Confidential ) blaming lobbying by private pilots for killing the effort that would have done more than anything else to improve performance and safety.…